Pattern grading ruler



Patented Oct. 5, 1948 245036;; EBN mqfi fiii I Am .iati e Janeen :1 Mat l t. 3 5 -5855 Claim 1- 1 This invention I, relates: to a pattern grading ruler-A The use of-a master patter-mien makin -patterns ion-garments of different -sizes is well kriown, It: is also known that the artisan usuallyinanipulates a straight. edge of some kind; holding the straight edge in place with his fingernail,- and then grading-the patternto obtain the 'properlypro' portio-ned contours inaccordance with the-variat tion a desiredupon the l master pattern. In some cases; the worker depends. upon 'sight in orderito aseertain the difierent: gradations inthe'newipats iern:-.to. bei-produeed, that :is; he .hashtO look; at the; differentwunits of measurement Withi"WhiChthe. scale. smay-xi-behgraduatedp in order; to select.

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It-is 'an object of the. invention-to provide means. fon'eliminating; to as .gneat; a -.-deg1tee.;as ep0ssible,, the necessity. for; inspecting. thescalenat ea'eh; manipulation, and. to ,remove theleffect of, :inace. curacies arisingzinom. thelmannerl Which-i the. artisan uses-his; grading 'rulera; The .e eeofthe m t r p tte n-is the important e inning; p int from: which; measurem nts?f r, producin th t th r patternsUare-ztob take It. is: an: ob e of. intention-t p izvtdemeens to co,,-Qpe a Q. .th the-ed e o .t.;su .h;mestev;pat-.s tern .sQ I t t; ,such m ieetl d; w I -lx produ earequiredenadetionpt i att rm. It i amobi ct of-theintent Qni makel o tale. h t, .ant r san man with i eilitsi rq a a ed patter -m rely y nsee he 4 s? mineclt o t en. on :l ulenfl-withzthe. d e 1 l e ter-pette13 ;ael henslid ns the e ee l h pattern n m lnne ithegeqe sdl markin s Kl e:

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2, requirements of the statutes for disclosure of an? operative" embodiment, and ewith-out: attempting to disclose all i crane various for-ms and modifica tions in which the invention mightbe e'mbo died: 'On thedrawings, in which the same reference. char'aete'rs- -refer; to the same partsa t-hroughout, andin which is disclosed; such a Dracti'oaL con sti iueti'on':

' it"i'g 1 is a perspective viev. illustrating a pat.- tenand devioe-- 'en1bodying 'features: of :the in.-. ventio'n, positioned relatively to each: other for propenmanipulation-and use;

Figez is: afplan view Ofwlihe device'emhodying features-of.the'invention;

- Fig. 3 is an edge elevationalv viewofl-the. device shown'inFig; -2; I i

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan View nf-thedevice=of Eig. =2-;-and 5 is a l longitudinal. cross esec-tional. View, substantially on the .line 5-s- 5r-voi- Fig." 4, v to:- anenlarged scales.

Ruler- I0; shown onflthe.drawings, maylhavel the-usual i'ndioia- 52 graduatedalong-one or=more of= itsed'ges-i .l 4 end-1 6, i'n aocor-dance Withzo-rdie 5 nary scalesforv measurement; Thus, thesruler maybe us ed for :ordinary measuring: functions. For instance,-lbetweenpointed-Wand. 2fls' the; ruler. may -be divided'ainto inches, quanteminehes or, like-divisions.

*Ends: 22:- and "26: of. the ruler may be: cut-away," or otherwise formed; to provide :a: series'of. steps; At end zz step's 26 are formed.- At -.endu2,ust'eps 28" areformeda The steps: mayzbetof: anydesired dimension For instance, .steps- 26 wmay-xeachz1be, aquartenof aninchin-xlengthe I Thus}: it isr- :slniplelrixaiaten for the tartisan; merely the touoh -of this finger-.1 against lthese stpsttodte'rmine how many'quarteri ncheslthere are up to a particular ledge 30 which the artisan. may desire to use at that time for grading." If he desires to use his: fingernail in: the usual mannen-- it W'ould: 'be unnecessary-thathe readtthe ruler,-=sinee: the 'elick-vof his: nail: over the required; numberoi steps :would announce to lhimthat he had reached the desired i position. Furthermore; as a =matten of visib-ility; the stepped formations itself. would facilitate leading off: the neeessary unitsofa'measurement;for proper usetof the rulerr In theasame manner, steps-it may-@atn-be or, theldimension: of an; ei hth pliant-inch, endvmas'v berused iin a; manner. "similar a to; that i described, for steps 26,: Ini ord r furthen ta; vfa t/11 .tatel thefl usel 015. v th ulentand. eff ctively tozpmv deiw mom-with s mester i atter gte be s a of ruler may be formed or otherwise provided with depressions or undercuttings 34. These undercuttings are positioned in definite relation to steps 26 and 28 so that each step cut away from body 36 of the ruler in a direction transversely of edges I4 and 16 will be associated with a depression 34 in face 32. The depression preferably extends all the way across the ruler, that is, from edge M to edge 56 or to the edge of the associated step.

Depressions 34 preferably are formed to dispose a series of ridges 38, the peaks 4!! of which are substantially in the plane of face 32. thus is formed by a wall or face 42 which extends substantially perpendicularly to face 32.

Then a Each ridge face 44 extends from the bottom of the depression to the peak of the next ridge. shallow depression, the sharpness of the drop at Thus, even by a face 42 provided means so that, when face 32 ispressed against pattern 46, and the fingers of the I artisan ride the ruler, and, when a peak passes edge 48 of the pattern, the artisan will feel a click. Then he can push the ruler so that face 42 will be engaged solidly against edge 68. Of course, he would have clicked off as many quarters or eighths of an inch as he desired, in order properly to grade the pattern. Then he could proceed to make the required marks at the dimension determined by free face 58 of the extreme end 52 of the ruler. However, as shown, the artisan may look his pencil in proper position by engaging point 53 in the corner formed by a step. In such case, it would be a simple matter for the artisan properly to count the grading fractions to determine the proper position, since the fractions would be made visible by the stepped formation of the ruler end.

Once the ruler is thus engaged against edge 48, the artisan need merely slide the ruler, with face a2 and edge as thus engaged, from position to position around the edge of the pattern, making such marks at the different stations as he may feel are required for his purposes. The thickness of the pattern will remain substantially seated within the particular depression and against the particular face against which edge 48 had become engaged, and will serve to lock the ruler properly in position for this operation. In the meantime, body portion 36 of the ruler provides a handle for manipulating the ruler during this operation of grading the pattern.

Many other changes could be efiected in the particular device designed, and in the method of operation set forth, and in specific details thereof, without substantially departing from the invention defined in the claims, the specific description being merely of an operative embodiment capable of illustrating certain principles of the invention.

What is claimed as new and useful is:

1. A grading ruler comprising a substantially straight-edged member, one of the edges being graduated in units of a system of measurement, the member at one end having a plurality of equal steps, each of the steps including an indentation in the face of the member, the steps serving to taper the member at that end from substantially the entire width of the straight edge to a point, the point being substantially the width of one step and constituting the first step, the graduations on the member following seriatim along the straight edge away from the steps.

2. A grading ruler comprising a substantially straight-edged, fiat-faced member, the member being graduated along one of its faces in units of a system of measurement, the member at one end being indented at a, plurality of different positions along one of its faces to provide edge engaging surfaces, the indentations being positioned at equa1 intervals equivalent to the extent of one of the units of measurement, and the graduations of the member then following seriatim along the member and away from the location of the indentations.

3. A grading ruler comprising a substantially straight-edged, flat-faced member, the member being graduated in units of a system of measurement, the member at one end being provided with a plurality of ridges, the peaks of the ridges being positioned at equal intervals equivalent to the extent of one of the units of measurement, and the graduations of the member then following seriatim along the member and away from the location of the ridges.

4. A grading ruler comprising a substantially straight-edged, flat-faced member, the member being graduated in units of a system of measurement, the member at one end being provided with a plurality of ridges, the peaks of the ridges being positioned at equal intervals equivalent to the extent of one of the units of measurement, and the graduations of the member then following seriatim along the member and away from the location of the ridges, the peaks of the ridges being substantially in the plane of one of the faces.

5. A grading ruler comprising a substantially straight-edged, fiat-faced member, the member being graduated along one of its faces in units of a system of measurement, the member at one end being indented at a plurality of different positions, each of the indentations having an accompanying ridge so that the ridges are spaced at the same intervals as the indentations, the indentations being positioned to form a plurality of steps at equal intervals each equivalent to the extent of one of the units of measurement, and the graduations of the member then following seriatim along the flat face and away from the location of the indentations and the ridges.

6. A grading ruler comprising a substantially straight-edged, flat-faced member, the member being graduated along one of its faces in units of a system of measurement, the member at one end being indented at a plurality of difierent positions, each of the indentations having an accompanying ridge so that the ridges are spaced at the same intervals as the indentations, the indentations being positioned to form a plurality of steps at equal intervals each equivalent to the extent of one of the units of measurement, and the graduations of the member then following seriatim along the flat face and away from the location of the indentations and the ridges, the peaks of the ridges being substantially in the plane of one of the faces.

7. A grading ruler comprising a substantially straight-edged, flat-faced member, the member being graduated along one of its faces in units of a system of measurement, the member at one end being indented at a plurality of difierent positions, each of the indentations having an accompanying ridgeso that the ridges are spaced at the same intervals as the indentations, the indentations being positioned to form a plurality of steps at equal intervals each equivalent to the extent of one of the units of measurement, and the graduations of the member then following seriatim along the flat face and away from the location of the indentations and the ridges, the peaks of the ridges being substantially in the I 5 6 plane of one of the faces and each of the ridges UNITED STATES PATENTS being in line with the top edge of a step. Number Name Date BENJAMIN ROTHBLUM- 848,399 Bowel] Mar. 26, 1907 REFERENCES CITED 5 FOREIGN PATENTS The following references are of record in the Number Country Date me of this patent: 84,466 Switzerland Jul 3, 1919 

